# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Backup restore source validation and safety fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug where corrupt or invalid SQLite sources could silently overwrite healthy databases during restore operations. The work involves adding source validation and honest reporting of refused or erroring restores.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #124066. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #124066 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #122868: bug(backup): corrupt restore sources overwrite healthy SQLite databases and report success

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#124066: fix(backup): restore never replaces a healthy database with a corrupt or #-path source**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/backup.py`, `hermes_cli/backup_restore.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_restore_source_integrity.py`
- **#122870: fix(backup): validate SQLite sources before restoring live databases**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `36cbf4c0768b8d056b1d5a38bd5475a777cc5ff8`, `#124066`
- **#123240: fix(backup): validate restore sources and report refused restores honestly**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `36cbf4c0768b8d056b1d5a38bd5475a777cc5ff8`, `#124066`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #124066 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-26`.